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Humane Education Team
Resources
“A Voice For Animals”
High School Essay Contest
2010 is now open!
Read about the winner and the students who gave a voice to animals in 2009!
Humane Education
The Palo Alto Humane Society dedicates itself to educating the public on the responsible treatment of animals and promoting a humane ethic for living. PAHS encourages you and members of your community and schools to use our classroom programs for children, our recommended trainers of dogs and puppies, and our original publications on a variety of animal issues.
Animals Everywhere – Classroom education for the young.
Animals Everywhere is our classroom program for children in elementary grades to help them become acquainted with the humane ethic through a variety of presentations, animals, and original web-based curricula.
Dog Wise – To provide the best for you and your canine companion.
PAHS recommends training for puppies and dogs to promote their good behavior and likability. Visit Dog Wise for information and recommendations on training and trainers.
Humane Library – Original publications on animal issues.
Visit our Humane Library and review our publications featuring original, in-depth research in important issues related to animals and human-animal relationships.
Donna Stevenson’s Fairmeadow Elementary class shows us their appreciation for our humane puppet show.
Christy Wishon is PAHS’ Humane Educator. She has worked with animals for many years, as an animal technician and as a presenter at the Palo Alto Junior Museum and Zoo. She holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Biology from California State University at Bakersfield with cum laude honors. In addition to giving classroom presentations for PAHS, she is a volunteer at the Oakland Zoo. contact
In recognition of the growing world-wide interest in animals as well as the projected need for increasing numbers of educated professionals in animal-related careers, Notre Dame de Namur University (NDNU) in Belmont, California now offers a four-year undergraduate degree in Sociology: Animals in Human Society. For more information, click here.